Archive for January 2009

The highlighted home today is in Franklin. Those that are from the SE Wisconsin area know how great this community is.  While I may be biased because this home is where my office is located, the numbers don’t lie.  Call me on my Cell phone if you want to see this home or write an [...]

According to this December 22, 2008 Business Week Article, home prices in Milwaukee are almost at the “CORRECT” market value.  Of the 25 markets shown below 17 are considered under priced and 6 are considered over priced “based on supply and demand factors”  Milwaukee and Detroit are the only markets that are off the mark [...]

We all know that 2008 was a poor year in real estate sales.  How did it rank with years past?  What does the current market look like?   Currently there are 3625 Active Single Family Homes Listed In Milwaukee County.  Of those listings, 2234 are in the City of Milwaukee and 1391 are in the balance [...]

Link: http://www.jsonline.com/business/37004694.html Source: Front Page of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/3/2009 Paul Gores of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 As home prices fell and job losses climbed in 2008, foreclosure filings surged 21.5% in Wisconsin, setting a record. Foreclosure experts say the worst probably isn’t over because unemployment is spreading in the weak economy. [...]

Milwaukee’s Bradford Beach was bustling with people on 1st January 2009 this year.  Lake Michigan is the last place you would expect to find people swimming on New Years Day!  We went down to watch those brave enough to test out the waters of Lake Michigan.  The air temp was in the 20′s the water [...]

It truly is a Buyers market in real estate today. One of the goals I have with this blog is to highlight properties that I think represent great deals. The highlighted home today is in West Allis. Those that are from the SE Wisconsin area know how great this community is. While I may be [...]